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Watch out if you have one of these nine easy-access accounts: SYLVIA MORRIS

By Sylvia Morris Updated: 22:03 BST, 16 July 2024 Savers, I implore you to be on your guard. Rates on some easy-access accounts are already [...]

Bonuses up 17% at Goldman Sachs as profits are boosted by a recovery in dealmaking

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 Goldman said compensation and benefits for its 40,000 staff rose by more [...]

Trump £1bn richer as Truth Social shares soar after failed assassination attempt

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 More than £1billion was added to the value of Donald Trump’s social media platform yesterday as [...]

Blow for Labour as staffing issues threaten housebuilding targets

By Jessica Clark Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 The construction industry has been hit by a ‘very sharp rise’ in recruitment problems in a [...]

Swatch shares fall to lowest level in four years as watch maker is hit by China slowdown

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 Swatch shares fell to their lowest level in four years as weak [...]

Cut rates to stop squeeze on living standards, says top Bank of England official

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 July 2024 A top Bank of England official said ‘now is the time’ to [...]

Robert Walters suffers global jobs market slowdown

Net fees fell 12% at constant currency for the three months ended 30 JuneThe firm also revealed that gross profit was down 18% to £166.1mBy [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Burberry profit warning; Robert Walters fees sink; House prices fall

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:20 BST, 15 July 2024 The FTSE 100 is down 0.7 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports [...]

Research shows women drivers are less likely to involved in severe crashes compared to men

By Mail on Sunday Reporter Updated: 08:03 BST, 15 July 2024 If you want to get home in one piece, you’re better off with a [...]

North Sea oil giant Harbour Energy stays in Vietnam

Harbour Energy announced the deal with Vietnamese group Big Energy last year By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:00 BST, 14 July 2024 The biggest oil producer in [...]

Nvidia tipped for £40trillion valuation within ten years

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 July 2024 A top tech investor has said chipmaker Nvidia could reach a nearly £40trillion valuation within a [...]

Bumper profits for in fashion Frasers Group

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 July 2024 Spree: Frasers Group has built stakes in Currys, Boohoo (pictured) and AsosMike Ashley's retail empire [...]

MPs hit back as Royal Mail axes all postal trains

Move sparks fierce opposition over concerns about jobs Postal bosses facing calls to meet with MPsRailway workers union says move must be reviewedBy Jessica Clark And [...]

Rule of Rightmove no longer safe as houses, say powerful hedge funds

CoStar’s chief executive Andy Florance has previously lashed out at Rightmove By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2024 Property is a national obsession and [...]

Tata Steel deal in sight as future of Port Talbot plant hangs in the balance

Labour is working to seal a deal – potentially within weeks By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2024 The Government is in talks with [...]

UK must scrap stamp duty on shares, says Jupiter Asset Management

Investors pay 0.5% in stamp duty on UK-listed shares they buy By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:00 BST, 13 July 2024 The Government must scrap stamp duty [...]

Bridgerton love-in boosts Netflix profits

Netflix profits are set to hit a record following a crackdown on password sharing By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:00 BST, 13 July 2024 Netflix profits are [...]

CITY WHISPERS: Rishi’s tourist tax is so last season, darling

By Francesca Washtell Updated: 22:00 BST, 13 July 2024 British Fashion Council chairman David Pemsel wasted no time in reviving the campaign to scrap the [...]

Unilever plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs as consumer goods giant’s new chief executive seeks to turn it around

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 July 2024 Unilever plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs as the consumer goods giant's new chief executive [...]

What next for BAE Systems shares? Most analysts agree, rating stock a ‘hold’ or a ‘buy’, despite recent dip

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 July 2024 A share that we should have in our sights now?BAE, valued at £38.2billion, is [...]

Carpetright in race for lifeline as it teeters on brink of collapse

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 July 2024 Carpetright plans to call in administrators – leaving almost 2,000 jobs in the lurch.The struggling flooring [...]

Swiftflation headache for the Bank of England

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 July 2024 Concern: The 'Taylor Swift effect' could add to the Bank of England's inflation headacheThe 'Taylor [...]

Have you got financial confidence – and is it the trick to getting wealthier? This is Money podcast

Plus on this podcast: What Labour means for pensions and the stock marketCan you set up your own investment trust?Where is Britain's best customer service?By [...]

Complaints about banks reach their highest level in at least a decade amid concerns about current accounts, credit cards and scams, ombudsman says

By Adele Cooke Money Mail Reporter Updated: 01:46 BST, 12 July 2024 Complaints about banks have hit a ten-year high over concerns about current accounts, [...]

Shares in water firms soar as regulator rules they can hike bills by £19 a year

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:20 BST, 11 July 2024 More than £650m was added to the value of listed water companies yesterday – even as [...]

Savings put Dr Martens on a stable footing as boot maker says trading is on track

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:15 BST, 11 July 2024 Dr Martens said business since the start of its financial year in [...]

Poundland sales sink as disruption in the Red Sea leaves summer shelves bare

By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:15 BST, 11 July 2024 Red Sea attacks: Poundland owner Pepco said cargo had to travel a different way to Europe Poundland [...]

Autonomy finance chief banned as an accountant in the UK

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:14 BST, 11 July 2024 The former finance chief of software firm Autonomy has been banned as an accountant in [...]

Posh perfume boss who supplies Harrods under investigation for selling products to Russia

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:14 BST, 11 July 2024 Probe: Boadicea the Victorious perfume sells  for almost £1,000 a bottleThe former [...]

Former financier boss Sung Kook ‘Bill’ Hwang found guilty of fraud

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:13 BST, 11 July 2024 Fraud charge: Sung Kook 'Bill' Hwang is the founder of Archegos Capital ManagementFormer financier Sung Kook [...]

Airline passengers set to enjoy cheaper fares as Heathrow is told to cut landing fees

By Leah Montebello Updated: 22:06 BST, 11 July 2024 Passengers are set to pay less for flights from Heathrow after regulators ordered the airport to [...]

Titanic shipyard Harland & Wolff pleads for £200m bailout

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:04 BST, 11 July 2024 The Government is under pressure to sign off a £200million bailout for [...]

Hot tub usage falls amid higher energy bills as the pandemic-driven bounce is officially over

Hot tub users pulling the plug on their devices in droves, findings claim By Jane Denton Updated: 13:35 BST, 11 July 2024 Hot tub users are [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: GDP grows 0.4%; Ofwat outlines spending package; Heathrow passenger fees cap

By Live Commentary Updated: 08:01 BST, 11 July 2024  The UK economy expanded by 0.4 per cent in May, beating forecasts of 0.2 per cent [...]

Direct Line to start selling own-brand policies on price comparison websites

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:03 BST, 10 July 2024 Direct Line – one of Britain’s biggest insurers – is to start selling its own-brand [...]

London Stock Exchange hails shake-up of listing rules as City launches float fightback

By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:02 BST, 10 July 2024 London Stock Exchange boss Dame Julia Hoggett has backed the ‘largest set of reforms to [...]